Miscellaneous Research Paper

Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among university students in New Zealand before and after nicotine-containing e-cigarettes became widely available: results from repeat cross-sectional surveys

Vaping was significantly more prevalent at T2 than T1, without their being a corresponding decrease in smoking. Age, sex, student type and ethnicity predicted smoking and vaping.

October 08, 2021 Download

Nicotine Delivery and User Ratings of IQOS Heated Tobacco System Compared With Cigarettes, Juul, and Refillable E-Cigarettes

IQOS' pharmacokinetic profile suggests that it may be less effective than Juul for smoking cessation, but at least as effective as refillable EC; although participants, who were experienced vapers rather than IQOS users, preferred refillable EC.

October 07, 2021 Download

Waterpipe smoking and subsequent cigarette and e-cigarette use: a cohort study

We tested the hypothesis that waterpipe smoking increases the likelihood to try conventional and electronic cigarettes.

September 27, 2021 Download

Analyzing Twitter chatter about tobacco use within intoxication-related contexts of alcohol use: "Can someone tell me why nicotine is so fire when you're drunk?"

Alcohol and tobacco are commonly used together. Social influences within online social networking platforms contribute to youth and young adult substance use behaviors. This study used a sample of alcohol- and tobacco-related tweets to evaluate: (1) sentiment toward co-use of alcohol and tobacco, (2) increased susceptibility to tobacco use when consuming alcohol, and (3) the role of alcohol in contributing to a failed attempt to quit tobacco use.

September 25, 2021 Download

High-throughput cell-based assays for identifying antagonists of multiple smoking-associated human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes

There is substantial evidence that in addition to nicotine, other compounds found in tobacco smoke significantly influence smoking behavior. Further, recent years have seen an explosion in the availability of non-combusted products that deliver nicotine, such as e-cigarettes and "home-brew" vaping devices that are essentially unregulated. There are many thousands of compounds in tobacco smoke alone, and new products are constantly introducing new compounds.

September 21, 2021 Download

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